In Fargo, we believe that having a vibrant downtown community is one of our greatest assets. Employees who work downtown appreciate and take advantage of the amenities our metro area has to offer.

Make Your Office One of Your Biggest Perks

70+ retailers

Multiple art galleries

70+ restaurants/bars

Wide variety of coffee shops and cafes

STILL HAVING DOUBTS?Pros to Working Downtown

Attract Talent

Brand & Culture

Interaction

Central Business District

Consolidation

Triple-Bottom Line

Great Way to Attract Talent

The top reason we hear for companies thinking about moving out of the suburbs or being committed to staying downtown is that a unique office space in the heart of our historic, navigable, amenities-rich city helps them attract and retain talented employees.

Help Build Your Brand and Culture

Downtown Fargo is a quirky, lively, creative space that is full of culture and history. Naturally, these features are magnets for those who seek interaction and discovery. Having a downtown office space links your company’s brand to all that is great about the heart of our city.

Find Lots of Places to Mingle with Colleagues

Walking the streets of Downtown Fargo is the only time that you’ll run into your friends and colleagues on the sidewalk, which can only mean the best things for business. Neighbors support neighbors, and there are countless places to meet for collaboration, brainstorming, change-the-world conversations, and opportunities to simply run into people who inspire you or take you in a new direction. Plus, it’s healthy for employees to interact with people from outside of their company every once in a while!

Be Where the Action Is

You can be close to clients and customers from anywhere downtown. So close, in fact, that you can walk to them if you choose. It’s also the most unique and intriguing neighborhood to show off to potential customers. You’re near banks, a hospital, city services like the post office and library, and of course local businesses, restaurants, bars, and entertainment.

Accommodate All of Your Employees

R.D. Offutt Company will be consolidating office employees from multiple locations into its new space in Block 9, and they see it as a team-building and culture-building opportunity. Just like R.D. Offutt Company, there could be an untapped market of companies that are inefficiently spread out throughout town that could benefit from centralizing operations in Downtown Fargo.

Use What Exists Instead of Building New

This is a large part of why Kilbourne Group exists. The math proves that it’s good for all taxpayers when we fully utilize and maintain the infrastructure that already exists before building new. When a company invests in their downtown, they’re using their purchasing power in a way that strengthens the city. Many business’ cite corporate social responsibility as non-negotiable in their ability to attract a new generation of team members.

GRAB A BITE AND A CUP OF JOERestaurants & Coffee Shops

There’s plenty to do in downtown Fargo, including dining at our restaurants and sipping handcrafted espresso drinks at local coffee shops. Find your old – or new -- favorite places to connect with your friends, work, or relax.

Restaurants A – J

Bernbaum’s

Blackbird Woodfire

Black Coffee & Waffle Bar

Breezeway Café

Café Aladdin

Clock Tower Café

Cold Fusion

Dairy Queen

Dempsey’s Public House

Detroit Deli

Drekker Brewing Co.

Drunken Noodle

Erbert and Gerbert’s

Fryn’ Pan

HoDo Lounge

HoDo Restaurant

Insomnia Cookies

Ishtar Mediterranean Cuisine

Jade Dragon

JL Beers

Coffee Shops A – M

Atomic Coffee

Beans Coffee Bar

Moxie Java

Restaurants J – S

Juice it Smoothie & Juice Bar

King House Buffet

Level 2 Eats + Drinks

McDonald’s

Mezzaluna

Mexican Village

Nichole’s Fine Pastry

NoBull Smokehouse

Old Broadway

Poke Bowl

Pounds

Power Plate Meals

Prairie Mill Café

Prairie Roots Food Co-op

Proof Artisan Distillers

Rhombus Guys

Rooters Bars

Rosey’s Bistro

Saffron Bistro

Sammy’s Pizza

Sandy’s Donuts & Coffee Shop

Coffee Shops S – T

Stumbeano’s Coffee Bar

Twenty Below Coffee Co.

Restaurants S – Z

Scoop N Dough Candy Co.

Sidestreet Grille & Pub

Silver Lining Creamery

Slurp Ramen

Smiling Moose Deli

Sons of Norway

Spicy Pie

Subway

Taco Johns

Teaberry

Tea & Crepe

The Boiler Room

Toasted Frog

Toscana

Twist

Vinyl Taco

VIP Restaurant

Wasabi

Wild Terra Cider and Brewing

Wurst Bier Hall

46 North Pints & Provisions

Coffee Shops T – Y

The Red Raven Espresso Parlor

Young Blood Coffee Co.

EASY TO GET AROUNDWalkability

Downtown Fargo is designed for people. Active tree-lined streets on a tight grid, intersection bump-outs, and bike lanes all serve to slow traffic and create an enjoyable and safe experience for those on foot. Walkable neighborhoods are safe, comfortable, and interesting. Walkability also has the essential element of being useful, meaning there has to be something to walk to. Walking around downtown Fargo has never been easier or more enjoyable. With a WalkScore® of 86, most errands can be accomplished on foot. A side benefit: walking downtown creates unexpected encounters and idea exchanges on the sidewalks.

Companies Choose Downtown

According to a study by Smart Growth America, more companies are strategically moving to downtown locations. They identified 500 companies that made the move between 2010-2015, and their relocations help create more diverse and vibrant downtowns.